Fence-post.



No. 856.138.' PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907.

' J. -S. GBASSIIBLD.

FENCE PUST.

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JOHN S. GRASSFIELD, OF ROGERS, IOWA.

FENCE-POST'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1907;

Application led December 21, 1906. Serial No. 348,997.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHNS. GRAssFmLD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rogers, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in F ence-Posts, of which the `following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to produce a strong, durable, cheap and convenient fencepost, adapted for the attachment of wires by means of staples, in the usual way, and of such a construction as to be easily erected Without skilled labor.

'Ille invention is ullv disclosed inthe descript-ion and claims following, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of a post embodying my invention in perspective. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same, showing the anchorage' of the guy-wires in the base.

AThe base of my improved post is made of concrete, or the like, and preferably of a suitable size to iii', the hole made by an ordinary post auger. In this base A guy-wires B are embedded while the material of the base is in a plastic state. The Wires should be looped or hooked, as for example they are shown at C, so as to take a. rm and unsli ing hold on the base, to resist the consideralll strain that is brought to bear upon them. The outer portion of each par of guys extends u wardly to near t e required height of tlie post, formino` a loop D, and preferably twisted, the better to resist side strains on the post. Between each pair of guys is set a wooden post E, the lower end restin on a corrugated plate of iron F laced on t e top of the base. The charme 'ng of this iron plate on top is mainly for the purpose of preventing water from. settling around the lower end of the wooden post and rotting it out. The plate is not necessarily embedded in the base, but if this were done the corrugated plate would prevent the wooden-post from slipping, even under extraordinary shocks and strains. On top of the post is placed an iron cap G, and through side lugs of this cap extend hook-bolts H connecting with lthe loops or eyes of the uys already described. It is evident that as t 1e guys are strained by turning down the nuts on the hook-bolts the whole post becomes a strong truss.

The post combines the advantages of an indestructible concrete base and a wooden post protected against rotting. Owing to the convenience with which wires may be attached to it, a wooden post is generally preferred. Reinforced by the truss wires this post may be of light material, and of almost any shape or sort, so it is saived off squarely at the ends. the farmer may make his own posts, using for the wooden art the old cedar posts which are sound above ground, but have rotted at the lower ends. The bases he may make in molds and then set like ordinary posts, or he may bore holes where the posts are to stand and mold them in these holes. The only outlay then is the triiiing costs of the iron parts and the necessary cement, which would make the post very inexpensive.

i Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

-A fenceost, comprising a concrete base, guy-wires ed therein, a corrugated plate on said base, a. wooden post restin thereon, an

-iron ca for said post, and hookolts passin throug said cap at the sides of the post, anV connecting with said guywires.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

v J OHN S. GR ASSFIELD. Witnesses A. A. DooLrrrLE, J. M. S'r. JOHN.

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